Jordan National Exports Jump 6% as Amman Launches JOD 1.6 Billion Food Security Strategy
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The Arab Post
- . October 27, 2026
- . Update: October 27, 2026 5:33 pm
On Monday, the 26th of October 2026, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan had two great economic achievements. Amid the latest figures showing that Jordan national exports jump are on the rise, the government announced a massive initiative to ensure JOD 1.6 billion food security strategy, for the first time in history.
The Kingdom’s total exports grew by 11.2% in the first eight months of this year to reach JD 7.464 billion, according to the Department of Statistics (DoS) monthly foreign trade report.
In particular, Department of Statistics Jordan data showed the pure Jordan exports rose 6% year-on-year to JD 6.464 billion and re-exports jumped by a huge 63.4%. Overall, despite the slight 1% increase in imports, the country has been able to successfully reduce its trade deficit by 9.6%, to reach JD 5.830 billion.
This export impetus helps to achieve a better export-import coverage ratio, with the country’s exports now covering 56% of imports, a five per cent increase from the previous year, according to the Jordan Times.
Executing the JOD 1.6 Billion Food Security Strategy
To take advantage of this export trend, a formal roadmap was launched for the Amman State for the agricultural sector with an in-depth industrial development plan.
The JOD 1.6 billion food security strategy is a big emphasis on setting up advanced agro-industrial hubs near the primary farming areas, according to state-owned Jordan News Agency (Petra). The objective of the mandate is to reduce the post harvest losses and concentration of advanced packaging industry in Jordan, as well as develop a national export brand for food processing exports.
The Ministry of Agriculture will be responsible for implementing contract farming models, as it will be directly linking local farmers and high-tech processing facilities.
In the long term (2033), food exports are expected to reach between JOD 2 billion and 2.2 billion, with this strategy. Planners plan to see the value of goods accounting for 40-45% of total production and this is heavily dependent on fully digitised management platforms.
Driving an Amman Agricultural Transformation – Jordan national exports jump
This structural investment comes at a time when expansion in the region is often offset by regional instability which has the effect of interrupting the regular trade routes.
As financial analysts with close eyes on the World Bank’s Jordan portfolio point out, incorporating future, digitalized supply chains with rural agriculture is essential to helping cope with the effects of climate change and water scarcity.
The government is actively building pilot manufacturing platforms and logistics for the cold chain to cater to growing consumer markets in Asia and Africa. The government is promoting the construction of pilot manufacturing platforms and cold chain logistics, aiming to break into the growing markets in Asia and Africa.
In conclusion, this two-track development of the economy makes for an evident policy change in the twain. The current Amman agricultural transformation is poised to structurally protect the country’s economy and help drive sustainable growth for the coming decade by tying the national exports’ jump to a specific, long-term JOD 1.6 billion food security strategy.
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